Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($)	Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]	Treasury Stock, Common [Member]	Total
Balance at Sep. 30, 2021	$ 0	$ 91,000	$ 213,278,000	$ (206,442,000)	$ (618,000)	$ (169,000)	$ 6,140,000
Stock compensation	0	0	409,000	0	0	0	409,000
Issuance of common stock	0	0	20,000	0	0	0	20,000
Stock option exercise	0	0	105,000	0	0	0	105,000
Foreign currency translation adjustment	0	0	0	0	(177,000)	0	(177,000)
Net Income (loss)	0	0	0	(2,864,000)	0	0	(2,864,000)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2022	0	91,000	213,812,000	(209,306,000)	(795,000)	(169,000)	3,633,000
Balance at Dec. 31, 2021	0	91,000	213,557,000	(207,970,000)	(645,000)	(169,000)	4,864,000
Stock compensation	0	0	188,000	0	0	0	188,000
Issuance of common stock	0	0	20,000	0	0	0	20,000
Stock option exercise	0	0	47,000	0	0	0	47,000
Foreign currency translation adjustment	0	0	0	0	(150,000)	0	(150,000)
Net Income (loss)	0	0	0	(1,336,000)	0	0	(1,336,000)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2022	0	91,000	213,812,000	(209,306,000)	(795,000)	(169,000)	3,633,000
Balance at Sep. 30, 2022	0	109,000	218,145,000	(213,525,000)	(982,000)	(169,000)	3,578,000
Stock compensation	0	0	430,000	0	0	0	430,000
Issuance of common stock	0	12,000	1,354,000	0	0	0	1,366,000
Stock option exercise			2,000				2,000
Foreign currency translation adjustment	0	0	0	0	44,000	0	44,000
Net Income (loss)	0	0	0	(7,767,000)	0	0	(7,767,000)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2023	0	121,000	219,931,000	(221,292,000)	(938,000)	(169,000)	(2,347,000)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2022	0	121,000	219,816,000	(217,913,000)	(933,000)	(169,000)	922,000
Stock compensation	0	0	111,000	0	0	0	111,000
Issuance of common stock	0	0	3,000	0	0	0	3,000
Stock option exercise	0	0	1,000	0	0	0	1,000
Foreign currency translation adjustment	0	0	0	0	(5,000)	0	(5,000)
Net Income (loss)	0	0	0	(3,379,000)	0	0	(3,379,000)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2023	$ 0	$ 121,000	$ 219,931,000	$ (221,292,000)	$ (938,000)	$ (169,000)	$ (2,347,000)